African Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Moroccan long distance runner. He is the brother of Lahcen Ahansal.In 1998, he completed the 13

Is a Moroccan long distance runner. He is the brother of Lahcen Ahansal.In 1998, he completed the 137-mile-long Marathon des Sables in a record time of 16 hr. 22 min. 29 secs., earning him the current Guinness World Record for fastest desert crossing.

Is a Togolese football striker.A Togo international, he helped them reach the 2006 World Cup, their

Is a Togolese football striker.A Togo international, he helped them reach the 2006 World Cup, their first World Cup ever. He further scored the team's first ever World Cup goal in a loss to South Korea. Kader's star rose in his home country after he score

Is a former Moroccan amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight (54 kg) category

Is a former Moroccan amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight (54 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a Burkinabé football player who, as of 2004 was playing for ASFA Yennega. He was part of the Bur

Is a Burkinabé football player who, as of 2004 was playing for ASFA Yennega. He was part of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Is a Libyan football Midfielder currently playing for Al-Ittihad, he was a member of the libyan Olym

Is a Libyan football Midfielder currently playing for Al-Ittihad, he was a member of the libyan Olympic team who won the silver medal in the 2005 Mediterranean Games, now he is a member of the Libya national football team.

Is a Tunisian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Tours FC.

Is a Tunisian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Tours FC.

Is a French-born Tunisian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for CS Se

Is a French-born Tunisian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for CS Sedan Ardennes. He also holds French citizenship.

Is a Tunisian football player who, as of 2007 was playing for Étoile du Sahel. Nafkha scored twice

Is a Tunisian football player who, as of 2007 was playing for Étoile du Sahel. Nafkha scored twice in Étoile du Sahel's CAF Confederation Cup 2006 group stage match against Espérance to help seal their place in the final. Next year, Nafkha scored during Étoile du Sahel's victory in the CAF Champions League 2007 final.

Is a boxer from Tunisia. He represented his native North African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is a boxer from Tunisia. He represented his native North African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Light-Welterweight (– 64 kg) competition by France's Willy Blain.

Is a Moroccan boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at Super Heavyweight.At the 2005 World Champ

Is a Moroccan boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at Super Heavyweight.At the 2005 World Championships he lost against Mike Wilson 20:27 , in 2007 he lost to Czech Vladimir Prusa 16:22. At the first qualifier 2008 he lost to local Newfel Ouatah 8:21. In the final of the second Qualification tournament he beat fellow qualifier Onorede Ehwareme 10:2.

Is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Ittihad on loan from Hertha BSC. Chermiti has

Is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Ittihad on loan from Hertha BSC. Chermiti has been mentioned as one of the African players of the year due to his performance in the African Champions League, where he scored eight goals in the tourna

Is a Beninese international footballer who plays as a striker for French club Évian Thonon Gaillard

Is a Beninese international footballer who plays as a striker for French club Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Aoudou played in his hometown Aplahoué for Dadje FC and Esperanto FC. He signed in July 2009 for NK Pula, after a half year with the Croatian club s

Is a Moroccan amateur boxer who qualified for the Olympics 2008 at Heavyweight.He beat Awusone Yeken

Is a Moroccan amateur boxer who qualified for the Olympics 2008 at Heavyweight.He beat Awusone Yekeni in the process, a final loss to Abdelaziz Toulbini was meaningless.

Is a Moroccan Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Moroccan Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a politician from Morocco who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of that country from 1999 to 20

Is a politician from Morocco who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of that country from 1999 to 2007.Benaissa was the Minister of Culture from 1985 until 1992, and the Moroccan ambassador to the United States from 1993 until 1999. In April 1999, King Ha

Was Prime Minister of Morocco between July 7, 1967 and October 6, 1969.

Was Prime Minister of Morocco between July 7, 1967 and October 6, 1969.

Is a Moroccan writer and specialist in Berber language and literature.Chafik is also considered as o

Is a Moroccan writer and specialist in Berber language and literature.Chafik is also considered as one of the major figures in the Moroccan Amazigh Movement. He taught at university, participated in many conferences about the Amazigh case and wrote many books. He is also known as the author and first signer of the 2000 Amazigh Manifesto in which he and thousands of Amazigh activists demanded, from the Moroccan government, the official recognition of the Amazigh language as a national and official language of the kingdom.

Was a Moroccan footballer. He played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal for Morocco against

Was a Moroccan footballer. He played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal for Morocco against Saudi Arabia. He played for OGC Nice from 1993 to 1997.

Was a Moroccan author who is best known for his autobiography For Bread Alone (al-Khubz al-Hafi), wh

Was a Moroccan author who is best known for his autobiography For Bread Alone (al-Khubz al-Hafi), which was described by the American playwright Tennessee Williams as 'A true document of human desperation, shattering in its impact.'

Is a retired Moroccan professional football striker who played for several clubs in Turkey and the M

Is a retired Moroccan professional football striker who played for several clubs in Turkey and the Morocco national football team.El Badraoui played for Erzurumspor, Bursaspor and Adanaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He also played for Espérance Sportive de Tunis during its 1997 CAF Cup championsip.

Aka Moha, is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays for Real Sociedad, as a left midfielder.Moha

Aka Moha, is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays for Real Sociedad, as a left midfielder.Moha made his international debut for Morocco on March 12, 2003 against Senegal, in a friendly, being part of the national squad at the 2004 African Cup of Nations, for a final runner-up position (all matches played, although none complete).

Is a former Moroccan football player who used to play for Raja Casablanca. Fakhir has also been a ma

Is a former Moroccan football player who used to play for Raja Casablanca. Fakhir has also been a manager for several Moroccan clubs and the Morocco national football team.

Is a Moroccan-Canadian basketball player currently playing for SPO Rouen Basket of the Ligue Nationa

Is a Moroccan-Canadian basketball player currently playing for SPO Rouen Basket of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball.[1] He is also member of the Moroccan national basketball team. Hachad played with the Morocco national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA A

Commonly known as Hamri is a self-described Painter of Morocco.[1] He was a Moroccan painter and aut

Commonly known as Hamri is a self-described Painter of Morocco.[1] He was a Moroccan painter and author and one of the few Moroccans to participate in the Tangier Beat scene.

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Stade Nabeulien in the Tunisian Basketball Lea

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Stade Nabeulien in the Tunisian Basketball League. Hdidane has played for the team since he was signed as a teenager. Hdidane is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at